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Here are the results from the Week 6 of Remix NCBL 2008 action. All games were played on 20 July 2008 in Pusat Rekreasi JKKK Balakong.

Story of the Week – Swoosh unleashes the “Secret Weapon”, takes 1st seed for Group B

It’s Week 6 of the Remix NCBL 2008, and what an exciting week it was. While 4 teams have booked their Quarter Final spot, namely Pegasus and Cocoro for Group A and Swoosh and Phantoms for Group B, 7 other teams were battling it out to secure the remaining 2 spots per group for the Quarter Finals.

There were surprises, there were teams living up to their standards, then there was Abi.

In a bid to win the the Double (Remix Non Chinese Basketball League title and Selangor MB Cup title), Swoosh introduced their “Secret Weapon” Guganeswaran aka Abi in a very tense yet entertaining ball game versus the First Runner Up of NCBL 2007, Phantoms.

Swoosh won the game 77-69, but the final score line does not reflect the small margins of the game in which any errors were virtually fatal to both teams.

Commented Swoosh’s SF Yasier:

Rushdi, Mislan & Syed (Phantoms) tak turun. Kalo diorang turun mungkin Phantoms lebih hebat. Swoosh pula baru first game dengan Abi. Chemistry Blom ade. Abi pula tak warm up langsung. So both team have the potential to play better.

Translated: Rushdi, Mislan & Syed (Phantoms) were not in the lineup. If they were, Phantoms would be a better team. As for Swoosh, it’s their first game with Abi. Team chemistry is still premature, and Abi did not get the chance to warm up. So both teams have the potential to play better.

Boy, imagined how it will be when the chemistry is there.. and Abi gets a good warmup.

The victory has confirmed the first seed for Swoosh (for Group B) for the Quarter Finals, while Phantoms have booked the second seed.

Another surprise in Group B, the young Leykens defeated the talent-laden Stallions 54-32 to throw the door to the Quarter Final wide open. Frustated with their narrow defeat last week in the hands of Flames, a determined Leykens squad threw everything they had and emerged victorious. The win has lifted their chances to qualify to the Quarter Finals.

The other 2 teams in the Quarter Final mix posted wins to keep their Quarter Final hopes alive. Flames won 43-40 against the Snipers while Cons notched a win against bottom-table KPTM 59-52.

Meanwhile, in Group A, Pegasus has secured their number one seed by defeating ATM 49-35, and Cocoro made sure Seed No. 2 is theirs while cruising to a 50-37 win over Valliers. Scorekeys cemented their third seed in the group by posting a 53-46 victory over Titans.

With those results, Valliers, Titans and ATM are out of the Quarter Final hunt.

The fight for the final Quarter Final spot in Group A gets better when UBSA beats Prinze 48-45 in a very competitive game. While the UBSA and Prinze have the same points in the Standings (9points after 6 games), UBSA has the 4th spot thanks to the 2-way tie breaker ruling (winner of the head-to-head game takes the higher spot).

UBSA will face Valliers in the group finale next week, while Prinze is going up against Cocoro. For UBSA, a victory will see them through to the Quarter Finals. If they lose and Prinze wins against Cocoro, Prinze will take the final Group A Quarter final spot.

With that, expect a very interesting Week 7